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PODCAST

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon

Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective

Derek loves Godzilla movies. Doug hasn"t seen most of them. Together, they"re stomping through Godzilla"s long history (not quite chronologically). New episodes on the 13th of every month! Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.

tv & film film history

All Episodes

02:50:16

Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) with Andy Vanderbilt

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/10/13

A smog monster that goes from tadpole to spaceship! Flying breath-powered Godzilla! People melting into skeletons! Artist Andy Vanderbilt joins us for one of our most hotly anticipated episodes -- a movie that tackled the existential threat of pollution and became one of the weirdest and most gruesome Godzilla films. We talk about why this beloved and divisive movie was the only feature film Yoshimitsu Banno ever directed, how Hedorah has become so iconic despite appearing so rarely, the famous

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02:06:07

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/09/27

Mother Mothra swoops into this sequel to 2002's Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla that is also, shockingly, a sequel to our queen's 1961 debut! We talk about the swerve into fantasy and reverence for the original Mothra film -- including bringing back Hottest Man Alive Hiroshi Koizumi to reprise his role -- while tackling the "built a robot out of Godzilla bones" moral questions the first film ignored. We also get into the mechanic protagonist, Showa-inspired effects, lots of Super

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02:07:04

Space Amoeba (1970) with Chris Cummins

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/09/13

Oh no, your plans for a remote beach resort have been derailed by a microbiotic space alien that possesses people and makes sea creatures grow real big! Chris Cummins (Archie Comics, Sci-Fi Explosion) joins us for no one's favorite kaiju film -- but a fun one with loveable cuttlefish, crab, and turtle kaiju nevertheless, and a very important one to the history of Godzilla. We talk about the fraught production plagued by Eiji Tsubaraya's death, Ishiro Honda's disillusionment, and Toho

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02:32:12

Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla (1994) with Russ from...

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/08/27

This one's for the softies! Russ from Kaiju ComicCast joins us to learn all about Godzilla's feelings as he faces his own drag persona -- the crystal girlie Godzilla clone from space! We get into the penultimate Heisei film's focus on psychic hero Miki sporting a snazzy new cut and killer fits, the heavy bent toward romance, a new cute-enhanced Little Godzilla, and why this movie is unfairly maligned (it's because men hate having feelings).Find Kaiju ComicCast:Podcast | Bluesky |

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01:40:29

The Mysterians (1957) with Josh from Biorante

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/08/13

Multicolored spacemen invade Earth, and they want land and ladies! Josh from the Biorante toksatsu subtitle database joins us for Ishirō Honda's first epic space movie, with an all-star cast and loads of effects innovations! We talk about this film's parallels to Japan's entrance into the United Nations, how it tackles fighting aliens without using nuclear weapons, and of course, the giant robot mole bug Moguera.Find more from Josh:Biorante Blog | Bluesky | InstagramPart of⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The

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01:57:28

All Monsters Attack (1969) with Vicki

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/07/27

It's time for Minilla to teach us about bullying! Vicki from Glitterjaw's Novel Gaming joins us for this children's fantasy about a latchkey kid getting into Home Alone shenanigans and learning to stand up for himself thanks to his imaginary adventures on Monster Island. As Godzilla swerves hard into low-budget children's fare, we talk about this film's unfairly maligned reputation, the use of stock footage (and why it's not a bad thing), the lessons that do and don't

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02:37:53

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/07/13

Long live the king! The Monsterverse swerves into this fanservice romp about mother nature vs. a climate change space dragon, all spawned from the messiest divorce of all time. We talk about the first ever Hollywood interpretations of Rodan, Mothra, and Ghidorah (and Kevin), this film's bend toward the biblical and mythological, the ensemble cast of all-stars, and the many references that may or may not make sense (what do you MEAN they're the Shobijin?!) We also get into this movie's

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02:02:32

Destroy All Monsters (1968) with Lauren Goodnight

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/06/27

The monster party's raging! Eleven kaiju unite in this crossover event and intended finale for Godzilla's universe...but more importantly, ANGUIRUS IS BACK, BABY! Streamer and voice actor Lauren Goodnight joins us to talk all those monsters, dubs, and metal slug aliens disguised as eerie women in sequins who make us question our sexualities. We get into the restraints that affected each monster's role, how this whole endeavor came together, and King Ghidorah's brutal ass-kicking.Find

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02:05:06

Atragon (1963)

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/06/20

Shed that rusted armor of patriotism! We're talking about the masterful sci-fi war film that includes an undersea empire full of bright wigs, a cat-eyed sea dragon named Manda, and a flying submarine. Like the Gotengo's drill, we dig into this highly political movie that tackles both rampant nationalism and the real-life legend of Mu, and includes some of the most captivating and haunting special effects sequences Toho has ever produced.Part of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast

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01:26:01

Varan (1958)

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/06/13

We've gone back to the 50s for the unbelievable flying squirrel himself, Varan -- and he deserves better than this movie! Corporate shenanigans and bad luck made a cheap made-for-TV serial movie become retrofitted for a theatrical release, resulting in a boring imitation of better kaiju films. The Good: Varan's costume made from peanut shells and vinyl hoses, and his many cute moments of hiding and flare-eating. The bad: Real-world racism in this film's presentation of indigenous people,

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02:10:00

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/05/27

This one's for the sad girlies! The Millennium era's Frankenstein-like reinvention of Mechagodzilla brings us the long-awaited BONES GODZILLA, as the original creature's corpse is resurrected as a cyborg known as Kiryu who cries blood and shoots an ice bubble. We get into whether this robot dinosaur is a haunted tragic figure or a redemptive heroic one, and the many conflicting themes of loss, self-loathing, the value of life, and ambiguous character ages. Plus, plenty of Evangelion and Megaguirus

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01:50:40

The War of the Gargantuas (1966)

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/05/13

The Frankenstein Brothers are ready to rumble! In this sorta-kinda sequel to Frankenstein vs. Baragon and the final Japanese/American collab with UPA, gargantuan bros Sanda and Gaira -- one friendly and peace-loving, one violent and hungry -- have a battle to the death, but not before extensive sequences of military fights, people-eating, and a big musical number. We get into this film's underlying darkness, the troubles with lead Russ Tamblyn (of Twin Peaks!), and a strangely empty story for the

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02:27:04

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/04/27

Come for the robot dinosaur, stay for the cutest bestest baby boy! In what was originally conceived as the finale of the Heisei era, big names Mechagodzilla, Rodan, and even a new Baby Godzilla arrive for this nature vs. technology story, where humans and the military are unambiguously the bad guys and the monsters are just seeking their adopted family. We talk about this era's odd use of Miki (and how this film makes an effort to fix it), eerie psychic songs, Mechagodzilla as corporate pride,

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02:09:21

King Kong Escapes (1967) with Hamish Steele

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/04/13

Ditch the TARDIS for Tokyo Tower! Hamish Steele⁠⁠ returns for Toho's second attempt at King Kong, which includes a supervillain named Dr. Who (!!!) creating Mechani-Kong, a giant robot ape version of the lonely and horny real deal. We get into this movie's origins as a Rankin-Bass cartoon -- and the on-set conflicts caused by those American co-producers -- along with all the James Bond DNA (including a literal Bond girl), iconic English dubbing, and how this is a better sequel to classic

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02:06:45

Son of Godzilla (1967) with Zakzilla

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/03/13

Godzilla is in his tired dad era, because he's got a new ugly baby to take care of! Zakzilla joins us to meet Godzilla's firstborn son in this chill and mellow island adventure, even amongst all the GIANT BUGS created by stellar marionette effects. We talk about the strangely sinister science experiment story in an otherwise comedic movie, along with Minilla/Minya as queer representation, Butterface Godzilla, Kumonga's uncomfortable mouth, and more!Cover Art by:

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02:00:55

Shin Godzilla (2016) with Chels Eichholz

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/02/27

If you love gross freaks, body horror, and scathing indictments on government bureaucracy, then boy do we have the movie for you! Chels from The Q Division and And a Rewatch Podcast joins us to talk about her special boy that she couldn't be prouder of: a mutating creature who goes from adorable waddling googly-eyed baby to the scariest Godzilla of all time. We peel back the bloody layers of this masterpiece from Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, including America's

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02:28:19

Godzilla (2014)

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/02/13

Oh lawd he comin! America's second crack at Godzilla is a chonky thicc absolute unit, and he's in a surprisingly artful and bleak disaster film from director Gareth Edwards. We talk about the on-the-ground approach to visuals, the military's involvement in the writing process (and some weak themes and characterization as a result), how the MUTOs just want to kiss and did nothing wrong, why the Monsterverse stands out among other cinematic universes, and more. Plus, lots of ranting about

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02:30:41

The Godzilla Power Hour (Plus: Japan Trip Recap)

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2025/01/13

We're talking two big topics this month! First, Derek spent the holidays in Japan, and he fills Doug in on his Godzilla-related experiences -- including a stay in the Godzilla-head-topped Hotel Gracery Shinjuku and their interactive Godzilla Room. We also announce our schedule for the first half of 2025! Then, we re-air our Patreon episode on Hanna-Barbera's 1978 Godzilla cartoon (aka The Godzilla Power Hour), where Big G is a heroic fire-breathing, laser-eye shooting dinosaur guardian, a friend to

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01:06:00

Kaiju Unleashed with Shawn Pryor

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2024/12/18

Author Shawn Pryor (Go Go Power Rangers, The Gamer) joins us to talk about his colossal new book Kaiju Unleashed: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Strange Beasts! We get into the process of writing a book for both tokusatsu novices and die-hards alike, along with some deep cut discoveries about kaiju from all around the world. Plus, plenty of nerdy tangents about Power Rangers, Spider-Woman, and lesser-known 70s toku!Get Kaiju Unleashed anywhere you buy books. More from Shawn Pryor: Website |

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02:51:29

Godzilla (1998)

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon ·

2024/12/13

It's the infamous American movie that enraged Godzilla fans and the movie industry alike, featuring a fish-eating pregnant iguana conceived as a sexy pin-up... the one and only Zilla! We take a deep dive into the filmography of Roland Emmerich -- master of disaster (and so far the only openly queer person to ever direct a Godzilla movie, sorry!) -- to determine that, if this isn't a good Godzilla movie, is it at least a good Emmerich movie? And of course, we talk Godzilla as an accidental trans ace

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